Jaws or Jaw may refer to:

Anatomy

  • Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth
  • Mandible, the lower jaw

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • Jaws (James Bond), a character in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker
  • Jaws (novel), a novel by Peter Benchley and the basis of the 1975 film
  • Jaws (ride), a theme park attraction based on the 1975 film series
  • Jaws (video game), a 1987 NES video game, based on the 1975 film franchise
  • Shark Jaws, a 1975 arcade game made by Atari
  • "Jaws", The Keith & Paddy Picture Show season 1, episode 4 (2017)

Films

  • Jaws (franchise)
  • Jaws (film), a 1975 American film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the novel by Peter Benchley
  • Jaws 2, a 1978 American film
  • Jaws 3-D, a 1983 American film
  • Jaws: The Revenge, a 1987 American film

Music<span class="anchor" id="Songs"></span>

  • Jaws (soundtrack)
  • Jaws (album), a 1958 album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
  • Jaws (band), an English surf pop/alternative rock band from Birmingham
  • "Jaws", a song by BAE173 from Intersection: Blaze
  • "Jaws", a song by Lights from Pep
  • "Jaws", a song by Lemon Demon from the EP Nature Tapes

People

  • Jaw (Ćehu′pa) (c. 1850–1924), Hunkpapa Lakota winter count keeper and ledger art artist
  • Jaw Shaw-kong, Taiwanese media personality and politician
  • Aaron Homoki, American professional skateboarder
  • Ron Jaworski, American football quarterback
  • Joe Jordan, Scottish footballer and coach
  • Colin Lloyd, English darts player
  • Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver

Computing

  • JAWS (screen reader), for blind and vision-impaired computer users
  • JAWS Scripting Language, a proprietary programming language
  • Java Web Start or JAWS, a system for launching Java applications outside of a web browser

Other uses

  • Jaws (beach), a big-wave surfing area in Hawaii
  • Japan Anthropology Workshop, abbreviated JAWS
  • Jaffe Wins Above Replacement Score (JAWS), a sabermetric tool for evaluating a baseball player's Hall of Fame worthiness

See also

  • Grab (tool), a pair of mechanical jaws
  • Hydraulic rescue tool, of which one brand is known as the "Jaws of Life"
  • Open-jaw ticket, an airline return ticket whose destination and origin differ
  • JAAW, rock music group